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Bulls and White Sox join Youth Guidance with anti-violence message
Players and executives from both teams encourage Chicago youth to share their voices and inspire change; Bulls and Sox launch series of public service announcement videos
June 12, 2013 - The Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox today launched a series of public service announcement videos highlighting an anti-violence message and the teams' partnership with Youth Guidance, a leading provider of school-based programs serving more than 14,000 at-risk youth in 70 Chicago Public and charter schools.
The Bulls and White Sox support of Youth Guidance, specifically the organization's B.A.M. (Becoming A Man™) – Sports Edition program, is part of the teams' shared commitment to violence prevention in the city of Chicago. The special PSA videos launched today, in advance of summer vacation, feature "discussion sessions" with young men from B.A.M. programs at Hyde Park Academy and Little Village Academy , as they engage with Bulls players Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson, along with White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams, respectively.
"As sports organizations, the Bulls and White Sox are fortunate to work with groups like Youth Guidance, who are in our communities working with kids every day," said Bulls and White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. "Our goal as a partner is to the shine a light on organizations like Youth Guidance and to encourage young people who are looking for support to reach out to them and others in the community that are addressing the issue of violence."
The Bulls and White Sox have worked with B.A.M. since early 2012, and have provided youth in the program with mentoring opportunities, arena and ballpark tours, and organized career presentations, among other activities. Players, coaches and executives from both teams have participated in additional discussion sessions and also recorded video messages about the program's core values that are used in discussion sessions and other programming.
"Becoming a Man' helps young men find evidence of their worth, strengthen their connection to and success in school, and help build safer communities," said Michelle Morrison, Youth Guidance CEO. "We share the hope of the Bulls and White Sox that kids who see these powerful videos will be inspired to engage in constructive conversations that will allow them to move from feeling powerless to realizing their own power and ability to bring about positive change in their lives as well as the lives of others in their communities."
Youth Guidance's B.A.M. (Becoming A Man™) – Sports Edition is a school-based counseling, mentoring, violence prevention and educational enrichment program that promotes social, emotional and behavioral competencies in at-risk male youth. Results of a study released by the University of Chicago Crime Lab in 2012 show that B.A.M. participants saw a 10 percent increase in graduation rates, a reduction in failing grades by 37 percent, and a decrease in violent crime arrests by 44 percent.
The Bulls and White Sox PSA videos can be viewed at whitesox.com/community and bulls.com/community. The videos encourage youth facing the threat of violence in their communities to reach out to adults at home, their schools or churches – or visit www.youth-guidance.org
The Bulls and White Sox do a number of things with Youth Guidance and B.A.M. youth groups. Other Bulls employees, including Bulls General Manager Gar Forman, have participated in B.A.M. conversation circles. We have offered mentoring opportunities, hosted kids at games, provided arena and ballpark tours, and organized career presentations. Players, coaches and ambassadors from both teams also recorded video messages about the B.A.M. core values that are used in discussion sessions and other programming.


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Up to here: Roots have had their fill
The Roots
The Tipping Point (Geffen Records)
Never ones to settle, The Roots have continually explored the depths of what it is to be a live hip-hop band. Not only that, they're the only group of its kind to survive for longer than a one-album deal.
Maybe it's because The Roots have constantly changed their formula. Or maybe it's because the formula has always been the same, and they've just always been ahead of their time. No one knows, but that "keep 'em guessing" mentality appeals to a have-it-your-way generation that needs a new fix every six months.
By the same token, their lack of a consistent identity has been what has kept the mainstream from truly embracing them. Rap cats don't get them 'cause sometimes they rock, rock cats don't get them 'cause sometimes they're jazzy, jazz cats don't get them 'cause sometimes they're electronic.
Which leaves The Roots stuck trying to please that small demographic of the Generation X/Y that embraces all genres. Unfortunately, that same niche can also be the most picky bunch in the crowd.
That brings me to The Tipping Point, The Roots' most recent effort. This album may be the most underrated album of the year (or maybe tied for first with Wilco's A Ghost is Born). The album is 10 songs short– just enough to make you want to start the CD over as soon as it ends.
And why not? The first song is a remake of Sly and the Family Stone's classic "Everybody Wants To Be A Star." Really more of a reinterpretation, it nevertheless still sends chills up the spine, just like the original. From there, the album progresses into a funk/soul jam "I Don't Care" which features lyricist Black Thought laying down clever commentary about the lack of lyrical substance in music.
The Scott Storch-produced single, "Don't Say Nuthin,'" comes next. It features a guitar riff reminiscent of the theme music from Night Rider. The album just keeps getting better until the climactic final trilogy of songs. "Somebody's Gotta Do It," "Duck Down" and "Why?" ring out with the with a power and emotion seldom felt in modern hip hop tracks. "Why?" rides out into two bonus tracks that are well worth the few minutes of dead air.
I believe The Roots understand the old adage that you can't please all the people all the time (or even some of the people all the time), but they've done a great job pleasing some of us most of the time.
Although The Tipping Point may not receive the notoriety of their Grammy award-winning Things Fall Apart, it will strike a nerve in any music lover who truly takes the time to listen. There's no denying the artistry present on The Tipping Point. The time and effort taken to put together this album shows in every song. It very well could be the group's best record to date.
I struggled to understand the title of the album and was able to come to only one conclusion. The Tipping Point must be the time when fans of music finally get their fill of commercialized offerings and demand more from their artists– specifically, more intelligence and emotion.
The Tipping Point
The Rock Starr Showdown results from Saturday, July 24 at Starr Hill Music Hall:
Best Band- Starsky and Butch
Audience Favorite- Electric Company
Best Image- Radioactive Jumpsuit


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The Coen Brother's critically acclaimed "Inside Lleywn Davis"
was poised to have a major presence at the 2014 Oscars, but perhaps the Academy isn't big on folk music?
The film got passed up for best picture, and the Co-Bro's missed out on a director nod. Even Oscar Isaac, in his breakout
role as the film's star, did not get nominated for best actor. What the folk?
Credit: CBS Films
Maybe it was the early release date. Or perhaps it was because
there were other civil rights-themed movies this year. Whatever the reason, 2014 will
not be Lee Daniels' The Oscars. "The Butler" was virtually ignored by the Academy, without nominations for best picture, best actor or best supporting actress.
Credit: The Weinstein Company
2013 was a comeback year of sorts for Tom Hanks, who
starred in "Captain Phillips" and "Saving Mr. Banks." The actor was considered a lock for the best
actor category for his performance in "Captain Phillips," but the slot was
hijacked from him. Director Paul Greengrass also missed out on a nod as best
director, though the film was nominated for best picture and best supporting
Credit: Columbia Pictures
Actress Emma Thompson was surprisingly snubbed for her
leading role in "Saving Mr. Banks." The film also missed out on nominations in the
best picture category, and for best actor. Guess there's no saving Mr. Hanks
this year.
Credit: Disney
In the same vein, Hollywood icon Robert Redford did not make
the best actor nominees list even though his role in "All Is Lost" garnered a
lot of attention. The title rings true in this case as the film did not get a
best picture nomination either.
Credit: Universal Studios
Woody Allen's latest movie, "Blue Jasmine," may have earned
Cate Blanchett a best actress nod, which she will most likely win, but
the film was passed up for best picture and best director.
Credit: Sony Pictures Classics
The Nelson Mandela biopic did not get much Academy attention
in a year that was unkind to biopics in general. Take the Steve Jobs biopic starring
Ashton Kutcher, for instance. It was a critical and commercial flop.
"Mandela" is one of the leading contendors for the best original song category, so a win there might soften the blow.
This moving drama, depicting the final hours of Oscar Grant
III before being shot by a BART police officer, was snubbed by the Academy. The
film missed out on nominations for best picture, best actor and best actress,
falling by the wayside amidst the rush of holiday season contenders.
The late James Gandolfini did not get a best actor
nomination for his role in "Enough Said," though many critics applauded
the actor's performance. As a consolation, we can expect a heartfelt tribute to
the actor at the 86th annual Oscars.
Credit: Fox Searchlight
Pixar did not graduate at the top of its class in 2014 as
Disney's "Frozen" completely overshadowed the "Monsters
Inc." sequel. So much so, in fact, that "Monsters University" did not even get a
nomination. Maybe this is a sign that Pixar should stop making sequels.
Other snubs worth noting: Joaquin Phoenix for best actor for "Her," "Blackfish" for best documentary, and James Franco for best
supporting actor with "Spring Breakers." Yes, Franco was that good.
And in the end, all but one gets snubbed in each category, so tune in on March 2 to watch the 86th
annual Oscars.
Credit: Disney/Pixar


text: Aston Martin Racing News Tags AMOC Awards Brand Extension Centenary Corporate Dealers Events Films Gaydon GTE Heritage le mans Licensees Models Motor Shows Nürburgring Partnerships People Promotion Q by Aston Martin Racing Social Media Videos Aston Martin in Top-20 Shoot-out in Spa Published: Jul 25, 2014 Tags: Racing by Neil Allison Aston Martin Racing works driver Stefan Mücke (DE) has put the Beechdean AMR V12 Vantage GT3 through to the Spa 24 Hours Top-20 SuperPole shoot-out in the first of two qualifying sessions held last night (24 July). Spa-Francorchamps, 25 July 2014 - Aston Martin Racing works driver Stefan Mücke (DE) has put the Beechdean AMR V12 Vantage GT3 through to the Spa 24 Hours Top-20 SuperPole shoot-out in the first of two qualifying sessions held last night (24 July). The lap – a 2:19.698 – qualified the car in eighth place overall in a grid of 61 GT3s and enters the #107 car into the 20-minute shoot-out that will take place between the 20 fastest drivers this evening. "We are very happy to be in the top-20 shoot-out," commented Mücke, who qualified on pole for last year's race. "That was our target so to be in the top ten is even better. I'm really looking forward to the shoot-out, I have great memories from last year but this year will be tough - already, the lap times are much quicker than they were last year. It should be good fun, though." In the #38 V12 Vantage GT3, Aston Martin Racing works driver Darren Turner (GB) narrowly missed out on the top 20 due to traffic on the busy 7-km long Circuit de Spa Francorchamps. The Brit had to settle for 22nd place overall and eighth in class, but is confident that it's enough for him and his MP Motorsport team-mates to work with in Saturday's race. "That wasn't my greatest qualifying session," said Turner. "There was a lot of traffic and yellow flags, which is to be expected with 60-odd cars on track and, although some people managed to get a good lap, we didn't. Still, it's a long race and we're starting from the front half of the grid, so we'll see what we can do on Saturday." The third fastest Aston Martin of the evening was the PGF-Kinfaun V12 Vantage GT3 in the hands of British driver Tom Onslow-Cole (GB) who, although only half a second off the top 20, will start the race from 31st. "That was tough," commented Onslow-Cole. "Every time I get in the car I go faster, but it seems so does everyone else! The car feels good and our Am drivers, Phil and Paul, are setting some really great lap times, which will be invaluable in a 24-hour race." It was another Aston Martin Racing works driver to qualify for Leonard Motorsport, as Pedro Lamy (PT) took the team's black and yellow V12 Vantage GT3 out onto the cooling track. The ex-Formula One driver and five-times Nürburgring 24 Hours-winner recorded his fastest lap on lap two and his team-mates were unable to better it during the two qualifying sessions leaving them to start from 34th. The Oman Racing Team V12 Vantage GT3 run by Motorbase qualified in 37th. "It was a tough session thanks to several red and yellow flags, but all of our drivers stayed out of trouble to qualify for the race on Saturday," commented John Gaw, Team Principal at Aston Martin Racing. "It's fantastic that Stefan is in the SuperPole shoot-out tomorrow and we're all looking forward to watching what should be a really exciting session." The top-20 shoot-out takes place this evening (25 July) at 18.50 local time. Back to all news items Share Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linked In Downloads Languages This article is available in the following languages: - English Cars Teams Series Partners History News Contact


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Predictive Biomarkers of Response to Sunitinib in the Treatment of Poorly-differentiated NEURO-Endocrine Tumors (NET)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01215578
Recruitment Status : Terminated (lack of recruitement)
First Posted : October 6, 2010
Last Update Posted : April 30, 2015
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- No Results Posted
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The purpose of this study is to identify predictive molecular markers of response to continuous daily sunitinib at dose of 37.5 mg used in patients with poorly-differentiated Advanced/Inoperable NEURO-Endocrine Tumors.
- To distinguish molecular markers based on their expression at the initial biopsy, their detection by proteomic analysis and demonstrating that tumor or vascular cells are straightaway sensitive to sunitinib (markers sensitivity).
- The presence of these markers at the initial biopsy predict the sensitivity to sunitinib(Positive predictive value of markers)
|Condition or disease
|Neuroendocrine Tumors Pancreatic Neoplasms Advanced Disease Sunitinib
|Drug: Sutent
|Phase 2
Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are rare malignancies (1-2% of digestive cancers); and there is, in recent years, a slow but steady increase in their incidence. Despite the joint efforts of several research groups, which led to the new WHO classification (2002), the natural history of the disease remains heterogene and the resistance to conventional cytotoxic treatment remains the common denominator of these tumors.
Indeed, the prognosis of patients with metastatic disease remains poor despite numerous treatments (including: IFN, DTIC, 5-FU, doxorubicin, somatostatin analogues, etc.).
None of which showed a benefit in terms of survival. The main therapeutic objective is still to get a palliative effect on the symptoms and / or limit a few months tumor progression.
There are many publications showing that angiogenesis is one of the major mechanisms of tumor progression in TNE. But the multiple signaling pathways involved, the existence of alternative routes and their relationship to apoptosis inducing molecules remain unknown. Sunitinib is a new molecule in the family of tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting multiple receptors which VEGFR, KIT, PDGF-R, FLT3 and RET. Since 2006 year, Sunitinib has been approved to treat advanced kidney cancer also called advanced renal cell carcinoma (a typically chemoresistant disease for which there was no active treatment available).
Many retrospective studies in patients showing that the TNE overexpress one or more targets of sunitinib. In Phase I trial, an antitumor activity has been identified in neuroendocrine tumors. In a phase II trial including 100 patients with well-differentiated TNE and carcinoids, sunitinib is associated with a response rate of 10%, and 82% of clinical benefit in the form of tumor stability.
Currently, an international randomised phase III trial initiated in well differentiated forms, but no studies are underway for poorly-differentiated TNE.
All of this suggests that sunitinib could represent an important therapeutic option for moderate, or poorly differentiated inoperable TNE and needs to be explored in this pathology by identifying predictive biomarkers of response.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|33 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter Phase II Open Study Coupled With a Translational Assessment of Biomarkers Predictive of Response to Sunitinib in Patients With Poorly-differentiated Advanced/Inoperable NEURO-Endocrine Tumors.
|Study Start Date :
|October 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
Experimental: patient treated
patient who receive sunitinib (SUTENT)
Drug: Sutent
sunitinib 37.5 mg/day (per os) for 6 months
- Predictive molecular markers of response to sunitinib [ Time Frame: 1 year ]to assess the correlation between the expression of biomarkers and CT scan response. Patients are considered as responders when objective response (Partial or complete response) is showed on CT scan.
- The antitumor activity of sunitinib [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Objective response according to RECIST criteria (Time Frame: duration of study Safety issue: No).
- Overall Survival (Time Frame: 6 months. Safety issue: No).
- Progression-free survival (PFS)
- Correlation between overall survival, PFS and tumor necrosis assessed on CT scan
- Residual concentration [ Time Frame: 2 months ]correlation between the concentration of sunitinib and its major active metabolite, SU012662, and objective response and /or toxicity.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Digestive NET histopathologically proven, poorly-differentiated
- Inoperable/advanced NET (Tumor relapse inoperable or metastatic with no surgical indication).
- Tumor samples should be made available for analysis(diagnostic biopsy, surgical specimen)
measurable disease defined by at least one lesion wich can be measured by at least one dimension :
- equal or superior to 20 mm ( by conventional methods )
- equal or superior to 10 mm (by spiral scan within 28 days before the beginning of the treatment)
- Performance status WHO ≤ 2.
Adequate organ function :
- hematology (absolute neutrophil count equal or superior to 1,5 x 10*9/l , platelet equal or superior to 100 x 10*9/l),
- clearance of creatinine equal or superior to 60 ml/min),
- AST/ALT ≤ 5 N, PAL ≤ 5 N, total bilirubin ≤ 2N.
- the selected women must be post-menopausal woman or surgically castrated or have to accept an effective contraception for the duration of the treatment and 3 month after.Women who are old enough to procreate must have a negative pregnancy test within the 72 hours of the beginning of the treatment.They must not be pregnant or to breastfeed.the selected men and theirs partners must be sterile or use an effective contraception for the duration of the treatment and 3 month after.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hypersensitivity to sunitinib.
- Contraindication to sunitinib, including uncontrolled hypertension, medical history of cerebrovascular accident, unstable cardiac pathology despite optimal medical therapy (myocardial infarction within the 6 months prior to study drug administration, severe/unstable angina ), active hemorrhagic syndrome or concomitant treatment with anticoagulants.
- Any severe acute or chronic co-morbid that may compromise to comply with study participation: uncontrolled infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, liver disturbance, chronic renal failure, active gastro-duodenal ulcer (nonexhaustive list).
- Known brain metastases.
- Diagnosis of any second malignancy within the last 3 years, except for basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri
- Current treatment on another clinical trial.
- Prior treatment with an investigational agent within 4 weeks.
- Prior treatment with intravenous biphosphonates
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01215578
|Hôpital Beaujon
|Clichy, Hauts de Seine, France, 92110
|Principal Investigator:
|Eric Raymond, Professor
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|Responsible Party:
|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2007-005628-34 ( EudraCT Number )
|First Posted:
|October 6, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 30, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2015
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Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
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In Cuban port, a living lesson in history
Matanzas, Cuba - Under a hot, late-morning sun, Staci Detwiler sat on a bulkhead of the schooner Amistad, surrounded by children in the maroon uniforms of the Escuela Vocacional de Arte Alfonso Perez.
The schooner rocked against the huge black bumpers of the industrial pier, and when one of the children began to turn slightly green, Detwiler, a deckhand who has worked on the Amistad for 10 months, offered to continue the lesson on land.
"It's OK," said Alejandro Morales Leon, the general director of the school, through a translator, mimicking the rocking of the boat. "She can dance the reggaeton, so she's used to it."
For the sailors who have brought the Amistad to Cuba, Tuesday morning's visit of school children to the vessel was affirming, Detwiler told the group. Her guests agreed.
"You are making us believe history," Morales said. "It's a great place for us to look at where the slaves used to be."
When Amistad returns to the United States, Morales asked that the crew convey "a message to the American people of friendship and solidarity."
"These kinds of cultural exchanges - the way we are doing it now in Matanzas - these contacts have been stronger lately, and part of it is what you're doing," Morales said.
"That," Detwiler said, "is why we're here."
As they spoke, students aged 8 to 14 stared at Detwiler, ran their hands along the lines of the Amistad's complex rigging and shifted with the rocking of the ship. Back aft, where Carlos Canario was leading a tour for older students from the school, the children broke into song.
Later in the day, an Amistad crew member who has been shooting his own documentary footage of the voyage reported an even more serendipitous meeting: A member of a small Afro-Cuban group that toured the ship said he was an ancestor of one of the 53 West African captives who rose up and captured the Amistad's namesake in waters not far from Matanzas in 1839, triggering a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that freed the men from captivity in 1841.
An uncertain visit
These moments may have been why they're here, but the Amistad's arrival in Cuba - through the logistical challenges of a Caribbean voyage and the diplomatic bows and feints of U.S.-Cuba relations - never seemed like a sure thing.
"I didn't believe we were actually coming until I put my feet on the soil," Detwiler said.
Focus, as always, has been on the tense politics of an American institution's visit here, despite the U.S. economic embargo. To make the trip, Amistad America, the nonprofit that operates the schooner, needed clearance from the U.S. State Department to avoid stiff penalties on vessels making stops at the island, and further clearance from Cuban officials. Other challenges were of the more basic, logistical variety, including delays in obtaining promised funding from government sponsors of the vessel, including the state of Connecticut.
Morales, the school director, said he wished he could have used photographs of the ship in future lessons about the Amistad incident and the history of slavery in Cuba, the Caribbean and the Americas, but that government officials had forbade them to bring cameras aboard. As the children waited aboard, a half-dozen customs and port security officials watched the visit and checked the names of visitors as they came on and off the vessel.
Cultural excursions
The pressure eased somewhat on Tuesday under a blazing sun in Matanzas. Crew members wandered the streets and shops around Parque de la Libertad in the center of this city of about 200,000, sampling ice cream and, in a couple of instances, locally made cigars. Others from the American delegation that helped greet the ship toured the Museo de la Ruta de los Esclavos (the Museum of the Slave Route), which now sits inside the colonial Castle of San Severino, tucked in among the oil drums, cranes and train tracks of the Matanzas port, steps away from where the Amistad is now docked.
Later in the afternoon, crew and students from the University of Massachusetts at Boston took a chartered bus to the outskirts of the city, up the Rio Canimar, to La Dionisia, where tourists can wander the grounds of a former coffee plantation that once enslaved roughly 200 Africans.
A guide, Fernando Chacon, walked the group through the ruins of a three-room stone building where coffee beans were once separated by grade - the largest being the most sought after. Competing tourist groups cooed at a quiet, unimpressed pony hitched to a replica of a horse-powered mill. The Amistad crew, UMass students and a reporter laughed in amazement as Chacon poured a small tin of water down the stone mouth of a well to demonstrate its 57-meter depth. Tour groups competed for space at a small leaf-thatched hut that sold small tazas of freshly made Cuban coffee, cerveza Bucanero and tall mojitos.
But other attractions quieted the groups. When Chacon held up a neck shackle and chain that was unearthed on the grounds, then demonstrated its use by closing it around his neck, crew members grimaced. Around the next building stood the stone ruins of a building in which the plantation's owners forcibly bred female slaves with a small number of male captives selected for size and strength.
Living on an island
Afterward, local reporters once again crowded around Quentin Snediker of the Mystic Seaport Museum, who served as project coordinator for the design and construction of the Amistad starting in 1998. Interest is growing in the ship's visit here, especially after Monday night's broadcast of "Amistad," the 1997 Steven Spielberg film dramatizing the captives' revolt and their subsequent Supreme Court victory. (While officials from the Ministry of Culture had originally told American visitors the movie would be shown on Tuesday night, that night would have conflicted with a concert by the Puerto Rican reggaeton group Calle 13 in Havana, which tourist guides here say could draw more than 200,000 people, it was unclear if that was the reason for the programming change.)
The film's version of the historical record is "abbreviated," Snediker advised the reporters, but its rendering of the contemporaneous attitudes about race and slavery "does give modern people a very good sense" of the late 1830s and early 1840s in Cuba and the United States.
Back on the boat, Detwiler's student charges eventually grew bolder, and hands shot up to ask questions. Did she ever go up to the top of the forward mast, which towered over the group?
"All the time," Detwiler told them through a translator, a remark at which several of the girls closest to her first gaped in astonishment, then looked back up at the topsail furled along the yard, far above the deck.
"You do things on the boat that you never thought you were capable of doing," she told them. "You can be scared, but you don't have a choice. You have to do it."
How does it feel to be surrounded by water, a small boy with a deeply solemn expression asked as he ran his hand along one of the lines that tighten the stays on the schooner's aft mast.
"It's beautiful," Detwiler said, and the translator repeated. The boat makes its own water, carries its own food, houses bathrooms and a kitchen and places to sleep.
It is, they told the children, a little bit like living on an island.
The Amistad sails to Havana on Thursday.
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Sign your waivers, check your health insurance and prepare to flip: The Washington area is on the verge of a trampoline boom.
Cameron Gentry and Dustin Ward, the business partners behind Flight Trampoline Park, have submitted plans for a location at 7200 Fullerton Rd., a warehouse property in Springfield. They expect to have the business open by late fall, roughly a month and a half after they get their permits in order.
"We're an extreme trampoline park," Gentry told me.
Flight, which will soon open its first locations in Hartford, Conn., and Pittsburgh, will take roughly 26,000 of the Springfield industrial building's 79,000 square feet.
The playground will feature 15,000 square feet of trampoline space, including a large open jump field, dodgeball stadium and Olympic foam pits. There will also be four party rooms, an obstacle course, fitness classes on the weekends, dodgeball tournaments and "Club Flight," a late-night laser light trampoline experience.
Flight Trampoline is available for birthday and private parties, corporate team events, fundraisers, field trips and the $850 "Extreme Flight Slumber Party."
The Springfield trampoline park is being built for Gentry and Ward's company by Val Iverson's Trampoline Parks LLC, based in Roy, Utah. Iverson's business has built some 30 trampoline parks in the U.S. and Canada, including Jumpology in Richmond.
The trampoline business is soaring, as noted in this year-old Bloomberg article.
Flight Trampoline Park will join Rebounderz in Sterling as the only two indoor trampoline arenas in Northern Virginia, for now. Gentry, who went to school in the area, said his company is "toying around" with a couple of spots in Loudoun and trying to lock down another location in Rockville (there is a Rockville Flight Facebook page).
And there may soon be another player in the regional trampoline scene. Los Angeles-based SkyZone's website lists Fairfax as "just announced" on its location tracker, though no address was given and no one from the company returned calls or emails for comment. A Sky Zone in Columbia, Md., at 7175 Oakland Mills Road, is scheduled to open this summer.Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.


text: Intel Z370 ATX gaming motherboard with Aura Sync RGB LED lighting, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, DDR4 4000MHz support, dual M.2, SATA 6Gbps and a USB 3.1 Gen 2 front-panel header. LGA1151 socket for 8th -gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors. Aura Sync RGB: Synchronise LED lighting with a vast portfolio of compatible PC gear, including addressable RGB strips. Onboard M.2 heatsink: Cools your M.2 drive, delivering consistent storage performance and enhanced reliability. 5-Way Optimisation: Automated system-wide tuning, providing overclocking and cooling profiles that are tailor-made for your rig. Gaming audio: SupremeFX S1220A teams with Sonic Studio III to create an aural landscape that draws you deeper into the action. Gaming connectivity: Dual M.2 and USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C connectors. Gaming networking: Intel Gigabit Ethernet, LANGuard, GameFirst and 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO support. Gamer's Guardian: ASUS SafeSlot and premium components for maximum endurance. 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Titus Davis was ready to step into the national spotlight while also showing that the first name Titus and Ford Field can go hand in hand again.
Not anymore.
Davis had been a model citizen during his time at Central Michigan and was even among the CMU players who passed out Little Caesars pizzas to those in need last week at the Isabella Community Food Pantry.
But when the focus shifts to football as it will Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. for the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, the sophomore Davis along with fellow sophomore wide receiver Courtney Williams and junior wide receiver Defarrel Davis are not going to be among those who are going to be suiting up for the Chippewas.
The two Davis' along with Williams were suspended Sunday for a violation of team policy.
In an interview this past week with The Morning Sun, Titus Davis talked about how much he wanted to participate in bowl games during his college career and that factored into his choosing of Central Michigan University.
"Coming to Central Michigan, playing in bowl games and getting back to that bowl culture was a big part of why I wanted to be a Chippewa," said Davis Thursday. "It's great to be part of this team that got us back into the bowl picture and now we just have to go out and win this game."
The statistics Davis has put up in just 24 games as a Chippewa are pretty staggering at first glance. As a true freshman out of Wheaton-Warrenville South High School in Illinois, he caught 40 passes for 751 yards and eight touchdowns. He went on to top those numbers as a sophomore in 2012, being on the receiving end of 43 passes for 860 yards and another eight touchdowns. That put him at a 20 yards per catch average, while the 16 career touchdowns already has Davis tied for sixth in school history in receiving touchdowns.
Davis' numbers were also skewed by the fact that he missed most of the Eastern Michigan game with an ankle injury, then saw less snaps than usual versus Miami and Massachussets the next two weeks.
"I think this year he has become a more complete wide receiver," Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos said Tuesday. "He has put in a lot of work with wide receivers coach Mose Rison and he has taken that tutelege to change from a very athletic receiver to someone who can run precise routes, get in and out of his breaks, and set things up throughout the game. He's just a much more mature football player this year. We pretty much played without him the last three weeks of the regular season with him hobbling around on his ankle and we really missed his presence."
Versus Western Michigan in the game prior to the ankle injury, Davis became the first CMU receiver since Damien Linson in 2005 to have over 200 receiving yards in a game.
"I'd say it was mostly my mental aspect of the game that improved from my freshman year to this year," Davis said. "Being able to go in and study game film and defenses, it has really helped me become a student of the game and really helped me this year."
Having had a full month to recover from the sprained ankle, Davis believed he was 100 percent heading into the bowl game.
"I've done a lot of rehab work on it and done a good job staying off it when I don't need to be on it," Davis said. "I feel great and I'm ready to go. It was frustrating at the end of the season not being myself and having to favor that ankle. I'm just looking forward to playing at full strength again and being myself."
Unfortunately for the Chippewas, the chance to prove his ankle is healthy is no longer going to transpire.
Davis was part of a solid CMU receiving corps that made life a little easier for senior quarterback Ryan Radcliff, who has thrown for 2,905 yards and 20 touchdowns this year. Radcliff saw noticable improvement from the sophomore Davis from where he was as a freshman.
"I think last year, he just played really young. He still played very well, but he was still a freshman," said Radcliff. "First of all, just the leadership he brings now among the receivers is huge. Then, just when you look at the preciseness of his routes and his timing it's there all the time. Last year, it was off here and there. Now I know what to expect from him every play."
Now Radcliff will have only one of his top three targets on the season available to him in the Little Caesars Bowl, that being senior Cody Wilson (64 catches, 739 yards, two TDs).
Aside from running back Zurlon Tipton, Davis was CMU's biggest touchdown threat this year. He spoke about why he has such a knack for finding the end zone.
"Even from a young age, I wanted to be a big-play guy," Davis said. "I wanted all or nothing. It's carried on into college."
Titus Davis' loss will impact Central Michigan the most, but Williams was also a factor offensively as he caught 24 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns. Defarrel Davis, a junior college transfer, did not catch a pass this year and played sparingly on special teams.
Sunday morning, Titus Davis tweeted, "Bye bye central, maybe forever."


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The Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Library and Information Technology Forum features Cory Stokes and Rebekah Grow (both from TACC) speaking about Beyond WebCT: An Introduction to Canvas. Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2110 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.
Program Description: This session addresses Canvas, the new learning management system that replaces WebCT at the University of Utah starting summer 2012. General information will be provided about the RFP process and why the statewide consortium selected this vendor. Staff from TACC (Technology Assisted Curriculum Center) will address training and migration plans for the next year.
Cory Stokes brings extensive instructional technology experience to the University specializing in large-scale course management systems and learning object repositories. He implemented several course and media services for institutions and schools across the Utah Education Network as well as collaborative projects with PBS and other national partners. Cory holds an M.S. in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.
Rebekah Grow has worked in the TACC offices for the past 12 years. She meets with and trains faculty on educational technology. Rebekah also helps to manage the support desk for students and faculty.
For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page. Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.
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The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.
Questions can be directed to:
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This argument comes down to one thing: In the NBA, players play for the name on the back of the jersey. In college the players play for the name on the front.
Too simple? Yes.
True? I think so.
Quality arguments can be made to point out the positives and negatives on whether the NBA or college basketball is superior. Even after this article, you will still have a preference, and that is good. Yet I believe that a vast majority of sports lovers assume that the NBA is "better" because the talent is stronger and the players are more mature – last point is debatable.
One disclaimer – everything is the NBA is about money, and a good portion of college ball is as well, but the NCAA can't admit that. With that said, I will not need to breakdown the "why do they play", because we all know.
Let's breakdown by certain factor's. And I will decide the winner of those categories, and the side with the most "points", wins.
NBA – Every team in the NBA has at least three different jerseys (if you are the LeBrons, you have 17). The jerseys range from classics with the Lakers and Celtics, to the WNBAish with the Timberwolves and the Kings. And you will always know the players because the names are always on the back.
When the average fan purchases a jersey they are usually supporting the individual, not the team.
College – The college jerseys are not as visual creative and rarely do you have "throw back night", but I have not seen a jersey that makes me wonder if they accidentally put on the girls team's jersey. Certain schools will never put the names on the back, and some have removed the players name to drive the point home that we are one team – not just players.
When the average fan (or alumni) purchases a jersey they are usually supporting the school, not the individual.
Also, you can just by a jersey with any number and unless the player is incredible and the number is retired, you might be able to use it again and again.
Winner = Tie, both are sweet.
NBA – The NBA is full of teams with new stadiums that are shiny, glitzy, and in HD. Now, name two famous/historic stadium. Madison Square Garden, huh, wait there has to be at least one more…nope. That's it.
College – Unlike the pro's, the undergrads study in historic buildings. Cameroon Indoor Stadium, the Hoosier Dome, Williams Arena (Minnesota), etc. And there are many more.
So this comes down to personal preference. Do you like the old or new?
Winner = College. I think everyone needs a reminder of those who have been there before.
NBA – They have many costume changes and get to perform a ton, and might even get to be on a calender or two. The downside is that there are probably more implants in the NBA than in college.
College – The cheerleaders are typically less "dancy", and there is more traditional cheer leading. Sometimes co-ed, so pyramids and flips are frequent. But my wife thinks it is weird – and a little creepy – that the fans are gawking at teenagers. Good point.
Winner = NBA. At least they get paid and they are legal.
NBA – Six fouls, 48 minutes, 24 second shot clock, 8 seconds to get over half court.
The rules in the NBA lean towards the one-on-one game. The introduction of the "zone" has made it better.
College – Five fouls, 40 minutes, 35 second shot clock, 10 seconds to get over half court.
The college game leans towards team play and strategy.
If the college game would increase the foul limit to six and increase minutes, this would not be a contest. But they have yet to do it.
Winner = NBA. Sometimes 5 fouls just is not enough.
NBA – I am not even going to factor the case of a certain ref named Tim into this equation, that would be unfair. Some experts say that refs control the games in the NBA more than any other element, and can then pick a winner and it becomes obvious in the way they call the game.
The league has been calling touch fouls on anyone in the area of their stars for years, but now, anyone can get tick-tack fouls on their way to the basket and on the perimeter. Prime example – hand checks.
College – Every time a player steps on the court they have to be ready to adjust to whomever calls the game – the same is true in the NBA, but I think the refs are a little more consistent. Plus, the way the game is called usually allows the players to play a little more, which is why we watch.
Winner = College. Give the players a chance to play.
NBA –The coaches on certain teams are more high school counselor than NBA coach. Teams are made up of grown men who are trying to make a living and have ego's as big – or bigger than most of their second homes.
If the association, unless you are a top-tier coach, you are more expendable than the worst players on their teams. Coaches rarely get credit for wins, but always get the blame for loses.
Breaking into the ranks of head coach is more difficult in the NBA than any other sport, but once you are in the coaching carousal, even if you are fired – you stay on the ride.
College – Coaches are the face of the program. And everyone is very aware of that. Some would say that coaches in college have bigger ego's and need to be the center of attention than their counterparts in the league.
A college coaches duties are pretty year round and always changing with the different roster that appears each season. You have recruiting and players leaving early which means the ability to adjust on the fly is very important.
There is a better chance for coaches to get their "break" and land a good job.
Winner = NBA. Longer season, but recruiting is not in the job description. And you don't have to deal with alumni.
NBA – One could swear that the mute button is on until halfway through the fourth quarter.
College – The stadiums are always full with students and alumni. They sing their school songs and go nuts even at 11 am.
Winner = College. This really wasn't a contest – the NBA didn't stand a chance.
Style of Play
NBA – The NBA has long been a league that allows for individuals to showcase their ability to beat defenders one-on-one. The idea of team defense is all about weak side help, doubling the post and a little zone. The NBA is quicker at times, but comes down to players making plays in crucial, end-of-game situations.
College– Each squad has to establish their own style and the ability of that team to dominate tempo. Each possession means more because there less throughout the game. There are more swings in the success of the team and the crowd can really affect how teams play.
Winner =NBA. Systems are good, but players should decide games. And in the NBA they do, if the refs let them.
NBA – Finally. I always feel that way. Getting through the regular season can be like getting teeth pulled, but the playoffs are magical (see Bulls vs. Celtics). Many feel the playoffs are too long, the seeding needs to get reworked and that good teams are left out. But that last point happens in every sport.
College – There are upsets and underdogs making runs deep into the tournament, players can take their lead their team over better teams and make names for themselves. The only issue is that many times really good get left out on selection Sunday.
Winner = College. From the brackets to watching the games online at work and every game matters.
Acquisition of Players
NBA – The NBA draft is fun to watch. It is short and you usually have a good idea of who is going where.
Free agency is a toss-up. It can help a team rebuild really fast (the Spurs are experts at this), but it also decreases the amount of players that stick with teams their whole careers. Even All-Stars Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter have played for at least two different teams (T-Mac has played for three – Raptors, Magic and Rockets).
College – Recruiting is interesting to follow and you can keep busy all year round. With coaching changes and kids changing their minds, it is a very fluid situation.
I understand the "sit-out-a-year" rule when you transfer from one D1 school to another, but think it should be changed if their is a coaching change or family hardship.
Winner = College. Money is not involved – at least I hope not. Oh wait.
Final Tally
I think have covers the majority of important issues that make each game unique onto itself. Even after this extremely logical argument, there will be some that will disagree, and that is OK. Because you are wrong, or least "less-right".
Winner = College 6 to the NBA's 4.


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Alvarez: I'm very excited about coming back
Athletic director says he will coach Badgers in Rose Bowl
University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez says he's "very excited about coming back" to coach the Badgers in the Rose Bowl.
Alvarez held a news conference Thursday morning in Madison to talk about coach Bret Bielema's departure and the Rose Bowl.
"This will be one game," Alvarez said, indicating he has no intention to coach anything more than the Rose Bowl.
Alvarez said he will manage the game against No. 8 Stanford.
This will be his fourth trip to the Rose Bowl as a coach.
"It never gets old to me. I will enjoy every second of it," Alvarez said.
It was the players who convinced Alvarez to come back. Following Bielema's announcement, Alvarez received messages from senior quarterback Curt Phillips and captain Mike Taylor, who said the players had met and decided they wanted him as their Rose Bowl coach.
"I told him I would be honored to coach them," Alvarez said. "I wanted them to understand; if I was going to coach them, we weren't going to screw around. We were going to go out there to win."
"The respect that he demands by having success in that type of situation is something that we're all extremely excited about. Obviously, he's never lost a Rose Bowl, so I'm kind of hoping he can shed some light on that for us because we've had some struggles with that the past couple years. But it's an awesome opportunity," Badgers quarterback Phillips said Thursday.
Alvarez's 118-73-4 record in 16 seasons coaching the Badgers includes a 3-0 mark in the Rose Bowls -- Wisconsin's only victories in eight trips to Pasadena.
Alvarez was in New York City earlier this week when news broke that Bielema was leaving.
Alvarez said Bielema asked him if he should stay and coach the bowl game, but Alvarez told him, "No."
The UW-Madison athletic director said he has a short list of coaches to replace Bielema and said he has reached out to some of them. Alvarez said he will start with head coaches but hasn't completely ruled out assistant coaches.
"Anyone who is competitive will realize this is a good job," Alvarez said.
When asked about the possibility of Paul Chryst coming back, Alvarez said he helped Tryst get the job at Pitt and didn't think it would be right for him leave after one year.
He said he won't use a search committee.
"Most search committees use me," he said.
Bielema was officially introduced Wednesday afternoon at a news conference in Fayettville and made sure to thank Alvarez, who gave him his first head coaching job in college football.
"I'm proud of the job Bret did for me," Alvarez said.
Bielema will be paid $3.2 million annually for six years at Arkansas, the school said Wednesday as it prepared to introduce its new football coach.
Arkansas released its signed letter of agreement with Bielema, which includes another $700,000 in annual incentives. Arkansas will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to Wisconsin.
Bielema replaces interim coach John L. Smith, who was hired after Bobby Petrino was fired. Long announced after the season that Smith wouldn't return.
Bielema's agreement calls for paying Arkansas $3 million if he leaves during his first year, with the buyout lowering by $500,000 each year afterward.
Arkansas is required to pay him $12.8 million if it fires Bielema in the first three years of the deal. That drops to $9.6 million in the fourth year, $6.4 million in the fifth and $3.2 in the final year -- providing the 42-year-old with what appears to be plenty of job security.


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Unfortunately, through a series of events she was accidentally told about the shower a week before it happened (drat!), so it wasn't the surprise we were all hoping it would be, but it was still a really fun shower!
Let's just say my memory sucks.
Ashley also had the idea to send out a recipe card with all of the invitation that the guests brought back with a special recipe for the newlyweds. It was really cool to see all the different recipes fill her box. I, of course, forgot mine on the kitchen table, so... Bethany? I owe you a recipe. Ahem. Sorry.
Moving on - Last, she opened all the sweet gifts people brought for them, I know she and Tony are really looking forward to setting up their first place. So many people tailored their gifts to what she and Tony like, and it was really cute to see her surprised reactions to some of them.
|I will eventually get a how-to up here of how I did this, by the way.
I don't think we realized that we were standing on a hill. Eh, oh well! The wedding countdown is on!


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Ashanti is a singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. Ashanti is known for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release throughout the U.S. in April 2002. In 2003, the self-titled debut album won Ashanti her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B album.
Her second release continued her success and platinum certifications throughout the 2000s and her hit singles.
Ashanti wrote and sang background on Jennifer Lopez's "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)", which reached number one on Billboard Hot 100, which was also in the top 10 chart at the same time as "Foolish", "Always on Time" (with Ja Rule), and "What's Luv?" (with Fat Joe).
Later that year, she was acclaimed as the "Princess Of Hip-Hop & R&B" by her label and capped off her successful debut by winning eight Billboard awards and two American Music Awards.
Ashanti cites Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, Ella Fitzgerald, Smokey Robinson, Donna Summer, and Blue Magic as her musical influences.
Praised as a gifted songwriter by her peers and critics alike, Ashanti has written/co-written the bulk of all her music. She is currently working on her own publishing company titled Written Entertainment.
Ashanti – Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)
Ashanti – Good Good
Ashanti – Only You
Ashanti – Baby
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I've been a fan of wicked photoreal print items since forever really, but apart from my atom bomb top I never acquired any photorealistic printed items. This gorgeous baboon dress was a welcome addition to my wardrobe! I don't just love the print, I also love the fit and how comfortable the fabric is, WINNER.
The baboon dress was a gift from Chictopia, who offered to let me pick out some stuff from their Chictopia shop in return for a review. I used to be a very frequent Chictopia blogger a few years ago before really kickstarting this blog into action. Chictopia was basically a social networking site for fashionbloggers back then, but it has come a long way since. I especially like their shop: it allows you to search for a certain garment in the style gallery (offering you inspiration on how to wear certain items) and immediately click through to the shop where you can buy similar items from a wide range of international sellers. COOL, right? The Chictopia shop has sellers ranging from vintage to indie designers to regular high street brands, so anyone is bound to find something to their liking.
My personal experience with shopping at Chictopia has been 50/50 by now. This baboon dress arrived right on time, with great shipping info from the seller. The second item I ordered however hasn't arrived yet, while I paid for it over a month ago. After messaging the seller (sheinside.com btw) about where my item was, they told me the item had gone out of stock. The seller had since ordered a new batch, but it would take more time for the item to reach me. When I demanded a faster shipping option (paid by them, of course) they did comply straight away. They also offered to refund the money, but I opted to wait a bit longer. Oh well, I'll let you know when the garment arrives? I guess one can suspect stories like these when ordering from Chinese stores such as Sheinside, but I've had nothing but rather good experiences before so I was still taken aback by it a bit.
I hope your Easter was lovely! I think Easter is a pretty random holiday, what with Jesus and bunnies and chocolate eggs and all, but it comes with a Monday home from work so I ain't complainin'.


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Hantash will address "Life in Occupied Palestine — A Road to Peace."
He serves as chair of the Hebron Area Land Preservation Committee and works with Israeli and Palestinian peace organizations such as Rabbis for Human Rights, Peace Now and B"Tselem, and he has testified in Israeli courts more than 200 times.
The church is at 1289 Filbert Ave.


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I have finally become that person I never wanted to be.
Oh, I resisted for a long time, consciously avoiding the ranks of what could best be described as "those people."
But like a slowly melting glacier, I gradually dissolved and am now part of that vast ocean of humanity that is firmly tethered to a smartphone.
I surf the news when I'm in line at the grocery store. I check the local temperature. I watch videos of harrowing flood rescues. I learn more than I ever wanted to know about Miley Cyrus. In short, I have become one with the phone.
It wasn't always that way.
I can still remember the first time I encountered one of "those people."
I had walked into a restaurant with friends and noticed a teenage girl slumped comfortably against the wall in a corner booth.
She had the phone cradled tightly against her ear and was leaning forward, speaking to someone in quiet, conspiratorial tones.
Boyfriend? Probably.
I didn't think much about it as I sat down with my friends and entered into a lively discussion about the news events of the day.
Ten minutes passed. And that soon turned into 20 minutes, a half hour and finally … an hour.
During that time the girl periodically stopped talking long enough to look something up on her phone and also seemed to be surfing the web.
As we were getting ready to leave she was still slumped against the wall with the phone cradled against her ear.
Scores of people had come and gone during that hour but she remained firmly ensconced in her bubble, seemingly unaware of the world around her.
That's something I've encountered more and more in recent years.
I see people who are on the phone while they're in line at the grocery. Do they hang up or put the other person on hold when their turn in line comes up? No.
When the clerk rings them up and says thank you they don't acknowledge it. They simply grab their groceries and go.
I understand that smartphones can connect us with a wealth of information. And I understand that important conversations can come up at inopportune times.
But I don't want to be that person in line who is so disconnected that they can't acknowledge a person's thank you.
I don't ever want to forget that human interaction trumps everything else in this world.
Most of all, I don't want to learn any more about Miley Cyrus.


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Mystery P.I.™ - The New York FortuneA fun-loving and eccentric New York billionaire has hidden his will somewhere in New York City! His family has only 17 hours to locate the will or Grandpa's entire estate will be given to his cat and dog. Search the Big Apple for more than 2100 hidden objects in 25 amazing NY locations like Times Square, Central Park, and Coney Island. Play fun mini-games like Word Search and Jigsaw to further your investigation. The full version of Mystery P.I.™ - New York features:
- 25 NYC locations to search
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Instructions:Use the mouse to locate the items hidden in each scene.
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Minimum Requirements:Windows 2000/XP/Vista
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Credits:Developed by: SpinTop Games
Produced by: PopCap Games, Inc.